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VOLUME XXIII.
MERCEDES, TEXAS, FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 1936.
NUMBER 24.
104 Veterans
Tests Made
Veterans, Guests Have Received
Held June 25
Bonus Here
Last Trades
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man
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R. G. Lester of this city was call-
ed to his former home in Gonzales
upon the death of his aunt, Miss
Emma Lester. Mr. Lester left Mer-
cedes Friday for Gonzales accom-
panied by his son, R. G. and his bro-
ther J. B. Lester of Port Isabel. They
returned to Mercedes Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Bates and son
Arnold, former residents of Mer-
cedes who have just returned to the
Valley from New York, plan to
make their home in San Benito. Mr.
Bates is employed with the Interna-
tional Boundary Commission.
Local Legion Post
To Be Host To 3000
Mrs. W. L. Bradbury
To Address Garden
Club Here Tonight
Miss Jane Widick
Of Denver Elected
To School Faculty
The Rev. Archie Reed Of
Weslaco Is Speaker At
Kiwanis Club Luncheon
Valley Osteopaths Will
Conduct Free Children’s
Clinic Here On June 27
Local Firemen Return
From Convention; R. R.
Talbert State President
In Wells
No. 7, No. 8
Annual Farm
Picnic To Be
)ay Here
Saturday
Band Concert At 4 P. M.;
Special Program, 4:30;
Bargains In Merchandise
Women Of Community In-
vited To Free School;
Attendance Prizes
Plans Near Completion For
Veterans Reunion And
Barbecue Here June 28
Mr. And Mrs. Jack Bates
And Son Arnold To Make
Their Home In San Benito
John Eichaman, Father
Of Local Man, Dies In
San Antonio June 11th
First Delivered To C. M.
Waters; First Cashed
Here For J. M. Faust.
The Mercedes Rotary Club pro-
gram Tuesday was in charge of the
community service committee, under
the chairmanship of L. F. Boling. R.
H. Kern gave an interesting talk on
the “Food Industry.” Rotarian Kern
stated that 1935 was an epic making
year in the history of the food in-
dustry in the United States. He gave
a history of the development and
success of the chain stores and indi-
vidual chain operators in the food
business.
C. L. Huff, Hidalgo and Cameron
County Improvement District No. 9
general manager, was introduced to
the Club by Dr. J. W. Chambers as
the Club’s newest member, with the
classification of Irrigation Engineer.
Visiting Rotarians were I. P. Sig-
ler and-Bill Ivey of McAllen, Don E.
Ransom, Weslaco, H. A. Hodges,
Edinburg, and Foster Crowell, Ray-
mondville.
Guests In J. W. Irby Home
J. W. Irby returned Monday from
San Antonio where he spent last
week-end visiting with his sisters,
Mrs. W. E. Hurt of Blackstone, Vir-
ginia, and Mrs. G. W. Dyer of Bars-
tow, Texas. Mrs. Dyer and Mrs.
Hurt returned to the Valley with
Mr. Irby for a week’s visit in the
Irby home here. Mrs. Irby will ac-
company them back to San Antonio
to spend several days in that city
and then going on to Maysfield,
Texas, to visit in the home of her
daughter, Mrs. J. P. Wise.
Mercedes Volunteer Fire depart-
ment members Wednesday night
washed the pavement on Texas
avenue for two blocks through the
business section of the city. On the
preceding Wednesday evening the
department washed the two blocks
on Third street in the business sec-
tion.
This service for the city was done
during weekly fire practice. On Wed-
nesday night of this week practice
was in charge of Jimmie Utley, in
the absence of Fire Chief Truett
Jordan and Assistant Fire Chief, S.
L. Bates. Mr. Bates had charge of
the practice Wednesday night of
last week.
Sara Ellen Herndon and Evelin
Garneau of Mercedes who are now
attending the Girl Reserve summer
camp at Rio Hondo were awarded
beginners pins in the swimming
division held on visitors night last
Friday evening. Visitors night is
held each Friday and at that time
each camper takes a part in the
events of water and land sports.
Both Sara Ellen and Evelyn plan
to remain at Camp during this next
week.
Attends Ford Dealers Meeting
Art M. Tolson of the Tolson
Motor Company here returned to
Mercedes Sunday from Dallas where
he attended the annual meeting of
Ford dealers in the Houston district.
While in Dallas Mr. Tolson visited
the Texas Centennial Central Expo-
sition.
turno No. 1, Chopin; Valse No. 3,
Chopin; Valse No. 10, Chopin; La
Mrs. Irene Ballard Spencer
Mrs. Spencer, home economist of na-
tional repute, will have charge of
the free cooking exhibition to be
held in the Menton building here
next Thursday afternoon, June 25,
starting at 2 o’clock. The school is
being sponsored by the Central
Power and Light Company.
First Valley Bale Expected
Today; Heavy Ginning
To Start About July 10
Mr., Mrs. B. N. Roberson
Leave This Week To Make
Home In Corpus Christi
Free Lubrication
Duncan's Gulf Serv. Sta.
Courteous Service
FREE—Lubrication Job For
Chevrolet Sedan of
Chief Of Police ELLIOTT
Places On Ballots,
Candidates Fees
Decided Monday
First Local Cotton
Is Expected To Be
Ginned Next Week
FREE WASH JOB
Duncan's Gulf Serv. Sta.
Courteous Service
FREE—Wash Job For •
Chevrolet Sedan of
W. A. JOHNSON *. “
ABOUT 125 YET
TO RECEIVE BONDS
Members of the Valley Osteo-
pathic Association, which holds its
next monthly meeting in Mercedes
June 27, will conduct a free chil-
dren’s clinic at the General Osteo-
pathic Hospital at 725 Texas avenue
on the afternoon preceeding the din-
ner meeting of the association, ac-
cording to announcement of Dr. J.
D. Costin, local osteopath who will
act as host at the meeting.
The clinic will be departmental-
ized with the following osteopaths
in charge of the various depart-
ments: Dr. Lloyd W. Davis of Mc-
Allen, ear, nose and throat; Dr. A.
0. Scharff of McAllen, orificial; Dr.
M. B. Harris, chest; and Dr. C. H.
Chandler, general osteopathic ex-
aminations.
The clinic will start at one o’clock
Saturday afternoon, June 27. Ap-
pointments for special examinations
may be made in advance through Dr.
Costin of this city.
Cooking Exhibition
To Be Conducted In
Mercedes June 25th
Joaquin Fernandez To
Be Presented In Piano
Recital Here Tonight
Mercedes Students Are
Enrolled In Summer Term
At A. And I. College
R. H. Kern Speaker
At Luncheon Of Local
Rotary Club Tuesday
Mr. and Mrs. B. N. Roberson and
little daughter planned to leave Mer-
cedes Thursday afternoon of this
week for Corpus Christi where they
will make their home. Mr. Roberson
will be employed as linotype opera-
tor for the Corpus Christi Caller-
Times.
Mr. Roberson has been employed
with the United Printing Company
in Mercedes for the past three years.
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Son Is Born To Mr. And
Mrs. Richard R. McAfee
James C. Bowie of San Benito,
port director for the San Benito and
Port Isabel Navigation District, will
be the principal speaker on the pro-
gram of the Mercedes Community
Club meeting to be held in the high
school cafeteria here Friday night,
June 26, starting at 8 o’clock. Mor-
ris C. Allen, president, will preside
at the meeting.
In addition to Mr. Bowie’s talk on
the advantages to Valley agricul-
ture and industry accruing from deep
water transportation, there will be
an entertainment program followed
by a social period during which re-
freshments will be served.
The Mercedes Community Club is
composed of both rural and urban
business men and women and their
families and is sponsored by the
agricultural committee of the Mer-
cedes Chamber of Commerce, headed
by A. Zastera.
To Conduct Cooking School
In Mercedes
Local Men Attend State
Druggists Convention
No. 9 PLUGGED BACK,
NOW SIDETRACKING
Streets In Business
Section Washed By
Volunteer Firemen
Mrs. Irene Ballard Spencer will
conduct the free cooking exhibition
to be held here next Thursday after-
noon, June 25, starting at 2 o’clock
in the Menton building, according to
D. R. Johnson, local manager of
Central Power and Light Company.
The power company is sponsoring
the exhibition to which all home
makers of Mercedes and vicinity are
invited, without charge. Attendance
prizes will be offered.
Mrs. Spencer is a graduate home
economist, having secured her train-
ing at Stout Institute, Wisconsin
and in New York City. She has
taught home economics, has served
as a Y. W. C. A. cafeteria specialist,
and has conducted cooking schools
in Dallas, Tulsa, and other cities
throughout the country. Mrs. Spen-
cer has written on food subjects for
leading metropolitan newspapers.
Three years ago in Little Rock, Ar-
kansas ,Mrs. Spencer gave a series
of thirty radio lectures on home can-
ning.
In anticipation of her visit here,
Mrs. Spencer has been working for
some time on a series of demonstra-
tions in electric cookery. In keeping
with present conditions and the
trend towards economical meals, she
has built her school program upon
a strictly economical basis. At the
same time, each dish will be well-
balanced and nourishing, appetizing,
and attractive.
“We expect to bring homemakers
of Mercedes a program which will
interest every housewife,” Mrs.
Spencer says. “We will present new
ideas in cooking. We will show wo-
men how they may economize, how
they may prepare inexpensive meals,
how they may obtain more leisure
for themselves, and how they may
eliminate kitchen drudgery.”
Funeral services for Ferdinand
Schroeder, 39, who died at his home
one and one half miles east of Mer-
cedes Sunday night at 9:45 o’clock,
were held in the chapel of the Stot-
ler Mortuary Tuesday afternoon at
4 o’clock. The Rev. Paul G. Brust,
pastor of the Immanuel Lutheran
Church of Mercedes, officiated at
the services.
Burial was made in ’the local
Lutheran Cemetery. Pall bearers
were W. C. Deke, F. G. Karle, Jake
Fossler, Sr., Paul Dietz, Louis Dill-
man, and G. S. Dodson.
The deceased is survived by his
mother, Mrs. Dorothea Schroeder,
with whom he made his home; two
brothers, Ben Schroeder of Browns-
ville and Alfred Schroeder of Mer-
cedes; and one sister, Mrs. F. W.
Timken of Mercedes.
Mr. Schroeder had been a resident
of this community for the past 25
years, having come here from Illi-
nois. In recent years he had been
engaged in the dairy business.
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Prominent Shipper Of
Valley Dies Monday
In Local Hospital
The first bale of Mercedes cotton
is expected to be ginned here this
week end or early next week accord-
ing to local ginners. Steady ginning
will get under way about the second
week in July. Mercedes first bale
of 1935 season was ginned by the
Traylor Gin Company May 31. The
cotton was grown by W. A. Beaver.
Three gins, all of which is now
ready to handle the 1936 crop, will
be operated in Mercedes this year
as follows: the Traylor Gin under
the management of W. C. Ross, Jr.;
the Farmers Gin operated by W. L.
Hilton; and the Lomax Gin operat-
ed by J. T. Kelly.
The first bale of Valley cotton
for this season was expected to be
ginned at McCook today.
Mrs. W. L. Bradbury will give the
principal talk at the meeting of the
Mercedes Garden Club to be held in
the city hall tonight at 8 o’clock.
The speaker will have as her subject
“American Gardens.” Mrs. N. P.
Barton, club president will preside.
Roll call at the meeting tonight
will be answered with the story of
the origin of some flower. Anyone
interested in the work of the Garden
Club is invited to attend the meet-
ing and also to join the organiza-
tion.
in the St. Joseph Burial Park in San Mariposa, Calixa Lavallee
Antonio.
Local Veteran Invests
Bonus Money In Junk
Yard To Open Monday
Charles Sam Givilan, local vet-
eral of the World War, who received
his bonus bonds this week, is invest-
ing his money in a new business for
this city, the Mercedes General Junk
Yard, to be opened Monday in the
building owned by Fred E. Bennett,
seven blocks west of Texas avenue
on the main highway through the
city.
Mr. Givilan states that his firm
will handle all kinds of junk, buy-
ing, selling and exchanging.
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R. G. Lester Called
To Gonzales Friday
By Death Of His Aunt
Plans for the Hidalgo County
Veterans Reunion and Barbecue to
be held at the Llano Grande Coun-
try Club south east of Mercedes
Sunday, June 28, are rapidly being
completed according to H. D. Stuart,
general chairman in charge of the
event. Approximately 3,000 veterans
and their friends are expected to be
in attendance.
All veterans of any war are in-
vited to be guests of the J. A. Garcia
Post, No. 172, American Legion, for
the reunion and barbecue Sunday af-
ternoon and evening. Each veteran
will be entitled to bring one guest
and he may secure his free ticket as
well as one for his guest by apply-
ing to his nearest American Legion
post commander. It is to be a stag
affair.
Any veteran who does not scure
his admittance token prior to Sun-
day, June 28th, will be admitted
with one friend to the grounds upon
presentation of proof that he is a
veeran of any war. Tokens wll be
in two colors—red for all veterans
and white for the friend of the
veteran.
An elaborate program of enter-
tainment is being arranged starting
at 2 p. m., with 4,000 pounds of
(See LEGION, Page 6)
The deceased is survived by his
wife and two sons, John Eichaman,
Jr., of San Antonio, and the local
Mr. Eichaman.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Eichaman
drove to San Antonio' last week-end,
Mr. Eichaman returning Friday and
Mrs. Eichaman remaining for a short
visit with relatives.
John Eichaman, 82, father of
Lewis Eichaman of Mercedes, died
at his home in San Antonio Thurs-
day of last week. Funeral services
were held Friday and burial made
A large number of Mercedes com-
munity people are making plans to
attend the third annual picnic of the
Rio Grande Valley Vegetable Grow-
ers Association to be held next
week Thursday, June 25, on the Val-
ley Mid-Winter Fair grounds at Har-
lingen. The program starts at 10
a. m. and continues through the day,
featuring talks of interest to the
growers and their families, enter-
tainment numbers and a large num-
ber of contests in which cash prizes
will be awarded the winners. Those
attending will bring basket lunches
which will be served picnic style at
noon.
W. H. Drawe of Mercedes is on
(See FARM PICNIC, Page 6)
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James C. Bowie To
Address Community
Club Here June 26th
Bonus bonds for World War vet-
erans in the Mercedes community
started arriving at the local Post
Office Monday and through Thurs-
day a total of 104 had been received.
Approximately 125 more veterans
are due to receive bonds. Only 14 of
the 104 received at the postoffice
through Thursday were undelivered
Thursday afternoon, the addressees
of these letters being out of the city,
according to Postmaster Ben Tuck-
er.
It is estimated that a total of more
than $55,000 in bonds had been de-
livered to local veterans through
Thursday. Applications for cash
were made on 844 bonds totalling,
$42,000.
The first letter containing bonus
bonds to be delivered in Mercedes
went to C. M. Waters. The first
veteran to cash bonds was J. M.
Faust. Thirty-five letters contain-
ing bonds were received at the local
postoffice Monday; 65 on Tuesday;
3 on Wednesday; and one on Thurs-
day. The one on Thursday was de-
livered to local Legion post adjutant,
L. F. Boling.
To avoid congestion in the post-
office, temporary offices were open-
ed in the Menton building on Texas
avenue for the delivery of bonds and
for receiving applications for cash-
ing bonds.
It is estimated that more than
$155,000 will be received by the
more than 220 veterans of the World
War in the Mercedes community.
Bonds amounting to more than $2,-
000,000 will be delivered to veterans
over the Valley.
CAPITOL THEATRE—Mercedes
• Friday and Saturday, June 19-20—
Jessie Matthews in “It’s Love Again”
with Robert Young, Sonnie Hale, Ern-
est Milton, Robb Wilton,—Pete Smith
Novelty “Crew Rracing”—Popeye Car-
toon “Bridge Ahoy”—Latest News.
• Sunday and Monday, June 21-22—
Robert Taylor and Loretta Young in
“Private Number” with Basil Rath-
bone, Patsy Kelly, Marjorie Gateson,
Paul Harvey—March Of Time No. 15—
Mickey Mouse Cartoon “Orphans Picnic”
—Latest Metro News.
• Tuesday and Wednesday, June 23-24—
“Three Wise Guys” with Robert Young,
Betty Furness, Raymond Walbum, Thurs-
ton Hall, Bruce Cabot, Donald Meek,
Herman Bing, Harvey Stephens—Comedy
“Upper Cutlets”—Screen Song “I Feel
Like A Feather In The Breeze”—Latest
Paramount News.
• Thursday, June 25—“The Case Against
Mrs. Ames” with Madelaine Carroll,
George Brent, Arthur Treacher, Allan
Baxter—Variety “Rookie Fireman”—
Novelty "Living Jewels.”
• Friday and Saturday, June 26-27—
H. G. Wells’ “Things To Come” with
Raymond Massey, Margaretta Scott,
Ralph Richards.
RIO THEATRE—Mercedes
• Saturday and Sunday, June 20-21—
Ramon Pereda in "El Vuelo De La
Muerte” con Adriana Lamar—Betty
Boop Cartoon “When My Ship Comes
In”—"Darkest Africa” No. 2.
RITZ THEATRE-Weslaco
• Friday and Saturday, June 19-20 —
Loretta Young and Robert Taylor in
“Private Number” with Basil Rathbone,
Patsy Kelly, Marjorie Gateson, Paul
Harvey—March Of Time No. 15— Mickey
Mouse in “Orphans Picnic"—Latest
Paramount News.
#Sunday and Monday, June 21-22 —
Jessie Matthews in "It’s Love Agin!’
with Robert Young, Sonnie Hale, Ernest
Milton, Robb Wilton—Pete Smith Novel-
ty "Crew Racing”—Popeye Cartoon
"Bridge Ahoy”—Latest News.
• Tuesday and Wednesday, June 23-24—
“Three Wise Guys” with Robert Young,
Betty Furness, Raymond Walburn,
Thurston Hall, Bruce Cabot, Donald
Meek, Herman Bing, Harvey Stephens
—"Filming Feminine Headliners”—Screen
Song "I Feel Like A Feather In The
Breeze”—Latest News.
• Thursday, June 25—Ross Alexander
in “Brides Are Like That” with Anita
Louise, Joseph Cawthorn, Kathleen
Lockhart,—Novelty "Hold That Line”_
Ed Paul and Orchestra in “Widnight
Melodies.”
• Friday and Saturday, June 26-27__
H. G. Wells’ “Things To Come” with
Raymond Massey, Margaretta Scott
Ralph Richards. 90006
Perforations have been completed
for tests in the Union Sulphur Com-
pany’s No. 7 and No. 8 American
Rio Grande Land and Irrigation
company wells which are now re-
moving water.
No. 7 was perforated from 7510 to
7518 feet and No. 8 from 7450 to
7460 feet. The No. 7 well is located
in the floodway 330 feet east and
660 feet south of the northwest corn-
er of Block 2309. No. 8 is located
660 feet east and 660 feet north of
the southwest corner of aFrm Tract
2120.
The Union Sulphur Company’s No.
9 American Rio Grande Land and
Irrigation Company well had set the
cement plug at 7,400 feet and Thurs-
day was sidetracking. This well is
located 330 feet south and 330 feet
east of the northwest corner of
Farm Tract 2275, Block 50, North
Capisallo District.
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Four Local Fisherman
Catch Sixty-Two King
Mackerel In 3 Hours
Joaquin Fernandez of this city
will be presented by his piano in-
structor, Antonio Ortiz of Browns-
ville, in the local student’s third
piano recital in the junior high school
auditorium Friday night of this
week starting at 8 o’clock. Invita-
tions have been sent to a large num-
ber of friends of the local artist
and the public is invited to attend.
The program to be presented is as
follows:
First—Sonatina," Muzio Clementi;
Preludio y Fughetta No. 1, Bach;
Tres Estudios Op. 299 Nos. 37, 39
y 40, Czerny.
Second — Rosamunda, Schubert;
To The Moon, MacDowell; Playera,
Enrique Grandos; Las Dos Alondras,
Leschetizky.
Third—Por que?, Schumann; Noc-
A Zastera and E. H. Kasey of
this city, attended the Texas State
Druggists Association convention
held in San Antonio last week. They
returned to Mercedes last week-end.
Mr. Zastera is owner and operator
of the Queen City Pharmacy and
president of Valley Druggists, Inc.
Mr. Kasey is general manager of
Valley Druggists, Inc.
A son, weighing seven and one-
half pounds, was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Richard R. McAfee of this city,
at the Valley Baptist Hospital in
Harlingen Tuesday morning. The
child has been named David Richard
Herbert. Mrs. Afee and baby are
both getting along nioely.
Mercedes volunteer firemen, Har-
ry Peters, Jimmie Utley and Carl
McKinney, returned' Sunday from
Fort Worth where they attended the
annual Texas State Firemen’s Con-
vention Tuesday through Thursday.
Local Fire Chief Truett Jordan also
attended the convention but before
returning to Mercedes will attend
the annual school for volunteer fire-
men to be held at College Station
next week.
R. R. Talbert of Weslaco and
formerly of Mercedes was elected
president of the state firemen’s as-
sociation.
The Rev. Archie Reed, pastor of
the Weslaco First Presbyterian
Church, was the principal speaker on
the luncheon program of the Mer-
cedes Kiwanis Club Friday noon in
the school cafeteria. Mr. Reed talked
on the part played by the navy in
the World War.
Visiting Kiwanians at the lunch-
eon were Judson Friday of Weslaco
and Dallas Whaley of McAllen.
Announcement was made that the
local Kiwanis club will continue its
meetings during the summer months
in the school cafeteria each Friday
noon the time of meeting having
been changed from 12:30 to 12:15.
W. G. MacKay of Weslaco, promi-
nent Valley shipper, died in the Mer-
cedes General Hospital Monday af-
ternoon following an appendectomy
performed in that institution June 8.
Mr. MacKay head of the Valley
plant of the Piowati Bros., Inc., at
Weslaco.
Funeral services were held in the
chapel of the Martin-Nelson Funeral
Home in Weslaco Wednesday after-
noon at 4 o’clock with the Rev.
Hugh Robertson of San Benito
Presbyterian Church and Rev. Win-
go of the Weslaco Christian Church
officiating.
The deceased is survived by his
wife and one child, Mary Martha;
by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. G.
MacKay of Seattle, Washington and
by one brother, E. F. MacKay of
Weslaco.
A most successful series of week-
ly trades days staged by Mercedes
merchants during the spring and
summer months will be concluded
here Saturday. These events have
been sponsored by' the trade exten-
sion committee of the Mercedes
Chamber of Commerce composed of
A. Baum, chairman, J. A. Glover,
Miss Mildred Shekell, Kelly Reid
and Nix Harrington.
The program for the trades day
Saturday will consist of a concert by
the school band, directed by Wm.
O’Hair, starting at 4 p. m. and fol-
lowed by the special trades day pro-
gram in the vacant lot next to the
Elks clubhouse on Third street at
4:30 p. m. Members of the Girl
Scout troop sponsored by the Ameri-
can Legion Auxiliary and captained
by Mrs. Frank Jones will conduct an
ice cream and cake sale on the lot
by the Elks clubhouse during the
afternoon. Bargains in merchandise
will again be a feature of the trades
event. L. F. Boling, secretary of the
local Chamber of Commerce; H. E.
Hager, president; and A. Baum,
have charge of the trades day pro-
gram.
The first weekly trades day was
held Saturday, April 4, and since
that time crowds have continually
increased at the special afternoon
programs and also in the stores of
the participating merchants.
In concluding the series of trades
events, chamber of commerce offi-
cials express their appreciation for
the cooperation given by merchants
of the city and by the local school
band which has appeared in concert
preceding the trades day special pro-
gram on a number of Saturdays
since the opening of the trades
events.
The series was conducted as a
(See TRADES DAY, Page 6)
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Local Lodge To Hold
Election Of Officers
Next Tuesday Night
The annual election of officers of
the Mercedes Lodge No. 1010, A. F.
and A. M., will be held Tuesday
night, June 23.
The present officers are as fol-
lows; H. L. Scott, worshipful mas-
ter; F. G. Petch, senior warden; Ed
B. Olson, junior warden; George P.
Carnes, senior deacon; J. M. Reyn-
olds, junior deacon; P. G. Kelso,
treasurer; B. A. Acker, acting secre-
tary. Present trustees are Jimmie
Nebenzahl, W. E. Tillery, L. A.
Clark. Stewards at present are Wal-
den Haynes, and Ted Albrecht.
The Mercedes Lodge will be hosts
to the next regular monthly Valley-
Wide meeting of Masons, June 26.
Positions on ballots and filing fees
of candidates were decided upon
Monday at a meeting of county,
precinct and district candidates with
the Hidalgo county Democratic
executive committee in Edinburg.
The following assessments were
made by the committee for filing
fees: county judge $250; county
clerk $250; county attorney $300;
tax assessor-collector $250; district
clerk $300; sheriff $250; county
commissioners $150, 'except Joe At-
kinson, unopposed, who volunteered
to pay $200; county treasurer $185;
district judge $200; county hide and .
animal inspector $25; surveyor $25;
justice of the peace $10; constable
$10; public weigher $5. If all candi-
dates who have filed pay their fees,
this will net $6,025. Refunds will be
(See PLACES, Page 6)
Program Announced For
Rio Grande Valley Vege-
table Association Event
Kingsville.—The enrollment for
the first term of summer school at
the Texas College of Arts and In-
dustries reached the highest figure
since 1931 at the close of the regis-
tration period. Among these stu-
dents doing summer work are the
following of Mercedes: Miss Estella
Cuellar, Miss Dorothy Ohls, Miss
Saima Rissanen and Mrs. Glen
Sheppard.
CONCLUDES SERIES OF
12 TRADES EVENTS
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Sara Ellen Herndon And
Evelyn Garneau Are
Awarded Pins At Camp
No. 7, No. 8 Perforated,
Water Being Removed
From Wells Thursday
The’ resignation of Miss Bessie
Mae Rawlins, teacher in the Mer-
cedes South Grammar School during
the past year, was accepted at a
meeting of the board of trustees of
the Mercedes Independent School
District in regular session Thursday
night of last week.
Miss Jane Widick of Denver Col-
orado, was elected to the teaching
staff of the local schools for the
1936-37 school term. Miss Widick,
who will teach in the North Gram-
mar School, is a graduate of Mary
Hardin-Baylor College at Belton, re-
ceiving her bachelor of arts degree
from that institution. She majored
in elementary education.
Fred Johnston, secretary of the
board, was instructed to write a
letter to Ben F. Tisinger of Dallas,
chairman of the state board of
education, commending that body
for the extra one dollar school ap-
portionment-announced recently.
The board approved of plans for
laying a ten inch water pipe from
the main canal to the south end of
the school atheletic field and play-
ground. The work was completed
last week end with W. P. A. labor
and with materials to be taken out
in taxes due the district.
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Funeral Services
Held Tuesday For
F. Schroeder
Miss Bessie Mae Rawlins Re-
signs; Pipe Laid From
Canal To Playground
Judge James H. Anderson, presi-
dent of the Hidalgo County Bar As-
sociation, and Judge Fred E. Ben-
nett, both of this city, are planning
to attend the Texas State Bar As-
sociation meeting in Dallas on July
7. A large number of Valley law-
yers are planning to attend the
meeting.
IN FAIR PARK
AT HARLNGEN
Four local anglers, A. Zastera, J.
B. Fuqua, C. B. Weimer and Ralph
Dunson, landed 62 king mackerel
totaling in weight about 420 pounds,
in three hours fishing in the Gulf
out from Port Isabel Tuesday morn-
ing. The party of Mercedes fisher-
men went out with 0. R. McCoy in
his boat.
R. E. Kirkpatrick, Harry M.
Rouse and Jerry Vandersnick of this
city, fishing in the Gulf last week-
end, landed 21 king mackerel and
one jack fish.
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Local Attorneys To
Attend State Bar
Association Meeting
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